{"product_id":"becoming-jeffersons-people-re-inventing-the-american-republic-in-the-twenty-first-century","title":"Becoming Jefferson's People: Re-Inventing the American Republic in the Twenty-First Century","description":"Thomas Jefferson was the principal dreamer of the Founding Fathers. Pragmatic utopian and practical visionary, Jefferson was one of the most creative men who ever lived. He penned the thirty-five most revolutionary words in the history of the English language: \"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.\"\nHumanities scholar Clay Jenkinson has written a bold call for a Jeffersonian renewal in America. \"We need the Sage of Monticello's vision as we begin what is the most difficult periods of American history.\"\nThe Jeffersonian consists of self-reliance, an uncompromising dedication to liberty (over security, profit, comfort, and tradition), an unambiguous wall of seperation between church and state, first-rate public education, thoughtfulness and diffidence about America's place in the world, and a commitment to civility.\nJefferson brought genius (not to mention reason, good sense, and idealism) to whatever he undertook, and he believed that the purpose of America was not to seek glory and profit in the world's arena, but to build a nation of equality, justice, and cultural achievement.\nBecoming Jefferson's People is part manifesto, part call for a new political persuasion in the United States, part self-help book, and part critique of the consumerist world empire that the United States has become at the beginning of the twenty-first century.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1930806221\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.1930806221.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Jenkinson, Clay S.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41524194541626,"sku":"DBV.1930806221.G","price":8.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1930806221-0.jpg?v=1784084645","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/becoming-jeffersons-people-re-inventing-the-american-republic-in-the-twenty-first-century","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}